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Course Name	Turkish	Hidroloji
	English	Hydrology
Course Code	MTO 222E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	4	3	1	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Sevinç Asilhan
Course Objectives		Hydrology is the study of physical processes. Atmospheric processes: cloud condensation, precipitation Surface processes: snow accumulation, overland flow, river flow, lake storage Subsurface processes: infiltration, soil-water storage, groundwater flow Interfacial processes: evaporation, transpiration, sediment-water exchange Understanding the hydrologic cycle is essential for: -sustainable agriculture (foods for the growing population) -environmental protection and management -water resources development and management -prevention and control of natural disasters -mitigation of the negative impacts of climatic change The hydrologic cycle appears to be controlled by climatic conditions (rain, snow, wind, etc.), but there are strong feed-back mechanisms between hydrological and meteorological processes. Poor representation of hydrological processes has been one of the stumbling blocks for global-climate modeling.
Course Description		The science that describes and predicts the occurrence, circulation and distribution of the earth’s water. There are two principal foci: • The global hydrologic cycle: Transfers of water between the land, ocean and atmosphere • The land phase of the hydrologic cycle: The movement of water on and under the land surface, physical and chemical interactions with earth materials accompanying that movement, and the biological processes that conduct of affect that movement.
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